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The Latest: 01/27/2025 11:59pm ET
This is your 24/7 news update, the latest news this hour in just four minutes. President Trump is addressing House Republicans' annual policy retreat at his national derail resort just outside Miami. Past seven days, my administration has been moving with urgency and historic speed to reverse every single disaster of the Biden administration. By the way, the guy was a disaster, okay. Trump credited his success during the 2024 election to TikTok, saying he became a little jaded towards the app, but we'll now see what happens. The Trump administration is putting dozens of USAID senior officials on administrative leave. That's according to multiple reports that cite current and former officials with the U.S. Agency for International Development. Those placed on leave include more than 50 career civil servants and foreign service officers. The IRS is accepting and processing 2024 income tax returns, starting now. The official deadline to file your taxes is still April 15th. Space heaters are one of the most common causes of house fires during the winter. Brad Ford has the details nationwide, nearly 46,000 fires were caused by heaters resulting in 480 deaths and a billion dollars in property damage. The Washington State Fire Marshal says precautions can prevent the fires. Heat flammables three feet away from a heater, don't leave a heater running unattended and plug them directly into an outlet, not a power strip. The heater should be placed on a flat surface and it should have an automatic shutoff in the event it tips over. I'm Brad Ford. Animated shows take up nearly half of the top 10 for the most streamed programs of 2024. The Australian preschool series Bluey took the top spot with 55.62 billion minutes viewed on Disney Plus. Other animated shows in the top 10 include Family Guy at number three, Bob's Burgers at number four and SpongeBob Squarepants at number 10. I'm Brian Schucht. A bomb scare at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio is turning out to be a hoax. A man walked up to guards at one of the entrances this morning saying he was strapped with explosives. That whole area was evacuated. A spokesman for the military base says the man eventually gave himself up. When the guards patted him down, they did not find anything. A Tampa Florida cardiologist says one of his patients began shedding cholesterol through his hands after adopting a carnivore diet. Michael Kastner explains. Dr. Kostas Marmaki Loses of Tampa General Hospital co-published a paper in a cardiology journal. He treated a man in his 40s who showed up in his office. He came to her office last spring without any cardiac symptoms, but with a new rash that showed up in his hands. Marmaki Loses says the man's diet included six pounds of butter, cheese and greasy hamburgers, giving him a cholesterol level five times normal. He says patients shouldn't adopt this diet without regular monitoring by a physician. I'm Michael Kastner. The Grammys are less than a week away. And Kristen Marks has some of the big names that will be in attendance. Some of music's biggest names will take the stage at the Sears Grammy Awards, pop stars Charlie XCX, Chapel Rhone and Sabrina Carpenter will all perform at the ceremony. Other performers include Billy Eilish, Shakira, Benson Boone, Ray and Teddy Swims. This year's ceremony will be used to raise funds for ongoing relief efforts for the Los Angeles wildfires. The 67th annual Grammy Awards will be held February 2nd. I'm Kristen Marks. The NFL's biggest game of the season features a pair of familiar faces. Jalen Hertz and the Eagles will be looking for revenge against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in a Super Bowl 57 rematch. The Chiefs will be going for an NFL record third straight championship. I'm Brian Schuch.